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All across the Great Western territory => The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom => Topic started by: stuving on September 12, 2019, 14:25:44



Title: Prizes for refitted staions
Post by: stuving on September 12, 2019, 14:25:44
Two station buildings were awarded prizes in The Architects' Journal "Retrofit Awards 2019". I don't think this counts as "heritage railway", as neither has a railway function nor a heritage line.

One of them is Bat & Ball, done up by Sevenoaks Town Council  as a community resource (http://www.batandballstation.com/HLF_Restoration_Project_20017.aspx). What's odd about this is that the Southern station exists beside it as a resolutely buldingless halt.
(http://www.batandballstation.com/_UserFiles/Images/booking%20hall%20small.jpg)

The other one is the Engine Shed (https://mcwarchitects.com/university-of-northampton-locomotive-shed), repurposed for the Students Union of the University of Northampton as part of their Waterside Campus.
(https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/592e7992a5790af82a35619a/1545217609444-24RNFE1BA262MN59M84W/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kDMwkhBTE8gvaEnwEzjmgcZ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWKWStWKMDe6EeW9G30CbmUrp-0fJ-jBkhzby3H61DA7uB3IMdgZ_pTibBFMTV0_aQ/0177-14.jpg?format=750w)



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